A brief telling of the beginnings of the Essex Community Heritage Organization (ECHO, now Historic Essex) and the subsequent placing of the entire hamlet of Essex on the National Register as told by a survivor. Expo 67 in Montreal In the summer of 1967, the Northway being … [Read more...] about The Birth of ECHO, the Essex Community Heritage Organization
Architecture
Fundraiser to Save Boquet Schoolhouse
The Octagonal stone schoolhouse was built in 1826 by Benjamin Gilbert to serve the community that was developing around Rouse's Mills on the Boquet River. The small, one room school, contains many original features. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in … [Read more...] about Fundraiser to Save Boquet Schoolhouse
Daily Doodle: Kevin Raines Sketches Stuart Brody’s Cabin
I recently had the good fortune of pondering doodles, cartoons and sketches with Wadhams-based painter, Kevin Raines (www.kevinrainesart.com). Kevin is an art professor at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is also a world class artist and avid … [Read more...] about Daily Doodle: Kevin Raines Sketches Stuart Brody’s Cabin
Doodle Essex, New York Architecture: Beta Edition Launched 8/2
I'm thrilled to announce that the first Essex handbook is now available for purchase. After many months of researching, doodling, editing, revising, layout and publishing, the beta edition of Doodle Essex, New York Architecture is finally available. We treated last Saturday's … [Read more...] about Doodle Essex, New York Architecture: Beta Edition Launched 8/2
Old Stone Church: It’s Time to Return this Beautiful Building to Prominence
The Town of Essex has opened bidding for the sale of the church! The Methodist-Episcopal Church is the oldest surviving church edifice in the Town of Essex, New York, and one of a group of structures built in Essex of local quarried limestone. According to church records, the … [Read more...] about Old Stone Church: It’s Time to Return this Beautiful Building to Prominence